I'm thinking about getting a budgie

[Shadow190]

Originally Posted by EmilyGrace

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The thing I'm worried about though is that I've heard that they aren't as friendly as larger birds. They don't like to be handled and loved on like larger parrots. True?

Larger parrots poops a lot more and are loud! You better have a big house or a backyard to put the bird there.

With budgie(s), you can put them anywhere in the house and still watch a movie, talk on the phone, do tax return, etc. and no problem. With larger parrot, you will have huge problem doing those things.

Having a peacful afternoon nap with a larger parrot in the house, forget it.

Tell us which larger parrots are you considering.

[Lori~D]

One of your ads said handfed budgies - any handfed budgies I knew were the sweetest little birds ever.

[Barak]

Originally Posted by EmilyGrace

lol
The thing I'm worried about though is that I've heard that they aren't as friendly as larger birds. They don't like to be handled and loved on like larger parrots. True?

Binky loves to be handled and we got her when she was just over a year old. Budgies are a very social bird. In a group they are likely to bond slowly with non-feathered friends, but as a single bird YOU become family. The need to bond is strong, use the force!